Dry erase dust free chalkboards - Arts, Crafts and DIY

59 Comments

A fun and simple way to display quotes, shopping lists, chores, or calendar information around the house on a reusable chalkboard that does not need chalk and produce dust.

Material

Black cardstock or paper
1 Laminating machine
Laminating pouches
White chalkboard pen

Method

Cut out your desired chalkboard shapes out of the black card. Mine are different shaped speech bubbles that were sold precut for $3 in the party section at the Reject shop.
Laminate each shape and trim away the excess laminate paper after it has cooled.
Bluetac the chalkboards where you want them to be. You could also use some flat marketing magnets (like the ones from local real estates) to glue to the back so your boards are magnectic and can stick to your fridge.

Now get creative with your messages or quotes. Wipe clean with a cloth or paper towel each time you want to update them. You could use these boards as a days of the week calendar or a chore chart get creative with how you use them.

Notes

You can pick up a laminating machine from as little as 20 dollars from Officeworks shops or places like Big W or Kmart. Once you buy one you will find a million uses for it.

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- mom150983
- 09 Sep 2015
  9:16 am

59 Comments

- - meedee said
  - 01 Jun 2022
    10:39 am
The reject shop always have such awesome things in the stationary section

- - mom19782016 said
  - 18 Oct 2020
    10:19 am
I like that you can change the signs over

- - Ellen said
  - 28 Apr 2020
    7:31 am
Good thinking I love the Jesus loves me !
- Cookfromscratchmum replied
  
  30 Apr 2020 , 3:11 pm
  Same here it’s cute
- - mom462038 said
  - 22 Apr 2020
    2:38 pm
Dust free chalk boards?!!! Oh why didn’t they have these when I went to school! Then there would have been no dusters to throw at us kids

- - melisa said
  - 16 Apr 2020
    1:56 am
I always see these in the shops but can’t justify spending money on them. Now I can make my own and add my own little touch to them. Perfect ????

- - mom129591 said
  - 10 Aug 2019
    11:57 pm
I could use these as reminders for myself. Great idea.

- - mom152736 said
  - 24 Jul 2019
    1:03 pm
awesome idea. Goes to my son’s room next!!

- - mom19782016 said
  - 22 May 2019
    8:32 am
I love that you can do so many things with this idea

- - mom81879 said
  - 19 May 2019
    10:00 am
I love these! They look fabulous and are such a great idea! Chalk free dust free, they’re sounding better and better

- - youngoldlady said
  - 25 Mar 2019
    2:37 am
Love the idea of doing this, so handy for the little ones to leave messages for each others.

- - mom19782016 said
  - 23 Mar 2019
    9:39 am
That is a clever idea. I like using liquid chalk rather than actual chalk too!

- - mom70876 said
  - 30 Nov 2018
    11:55 pm
cute. A good idea to laminate them.

- - Cookfromscratchmum said
  - 27 Nov 2018
    1:09 pm
These are cute to use on the table to label party foods

- - mish06 said
  - 31 Oct 2017
    4:08 pm
I love the idea of using a chalk pen and recycling the free advertising magnets you get. Thanks

- - mom111059 said
  - 05 Jul 2017
    10:01 am
Love this idea giving memories to treasure. Thank you for sharing.

- - Mum To Two said
  - 19 Mar 2017
    2:08 pm
SO cute and such a nice way to spread positivity
- kjgarner replied
  
  17 Jun 2018 , 9:34 pm
  And positivity will go a long way
- - mom112217 said
  - 29 Oct 2016
    8:27 am
This is a great idea l can really use! Thanks.
- kjgarner replied
  
  18 Jun 2018 , 10:34 pm
  Yes I think I can use too
- - mom111059 said
  - 19 Aug 2016
    8:30 pm
Chalkboard Pen – what a great idea. Thanks for sharing.

- - mom19782016 said
  - 23 Jun 2016
    6:28 am
That’s a cute and mess free way to do chalkboard messages.

- - coastalkaryn said
  - 15 Jan 2016
    7:11 pm
oh these are uber cute. love them!